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Maggie Ryan

Who’s served by truly affordable housing? Meet the Medinas

August 31, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 1 Comment

Cora Medina spends time with her children after getting home from work.

Often, low-income housing is boiled down to numbers. We hardly ever talk to the people who live in these units. Meet Cora Medina, who found her footing in life thanks to the Terraces at Haven for Hope.

Filed Under: Homelessness, Housing, People, Profile, West Side Tagged With: Ana Sandoval, Brad McMurray, Cora Medina, Cris Medina, LIHTCs, low-income housing tax credits, Maids on a Mission, Marc Levesque, NRP Group, Prospera Housing and Community Services, Scott Ackerson, Terraces at Haven for Hope, Village at Perrin Beitel, Village North 2

Profile: Councilman McKee-Rodriguez’s former students inspired his interest in politics

August 12, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 49 Comments

Portrait of Jalen McKee-Rodriguez. July 15, 2021. City Hall office.

For District 2 Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, the path to public office was spurred by a desire to improve the lives of the students he once taught.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, East Side, Elections, Politics Tagged With: Davis Middle School, Donald Trump, Ella Austin Community Center, Friedrich Lofts, Jada Andrews-Sullivan, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez, Lou Miller, Michael McGee, Sam Houston High School, Tucker’s Kozy Korner, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at San Antonio, UT, UTSA, William McManus

What is ‘affordable housing’ in San Antonio? City Council to consider adopting this definition

August 11, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 3 Comments

Drone shot of the East Side of San Antonio. July 5, 2021.

Over the past few months, San Antonio’s Housing Commission has worked to craft a universal definition of “affordable housing.”

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Housing, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, City Council, City of San Antonio, Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio, Housing Commission, HUD, Jennifer Gonzalez, Jessica O. Guerrero, Kristin Davila, Mayor's Housing Policy Task Force, New Braunfels, Pete Alanis, Ron Nirenberg, SAHA, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio Housing Trust, Shirley Gonzales, Strategic Housing Implementation Plan, Susan Richardson, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, VIA Metropolitan Transit

San Antonio’s rental assistance to continue as CDC eviction moratorium expires

July 29, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 4 Comments

For rent sign in Government Hill taken January 2020.

With the CDC eviction moratorium coming to an end on July 31, San Antonio’s Emergency Housing Assistance Program will continue to accept applications for rental and utility assistance.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, COVID-19, Housing Tagged With: Bexar County Health Collaborative, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, City of San Antonio, EHAP, Elizabeth Lutz, emergency housing assistance program, Mario Bravo, Michelle Vigil, Risk Mitigation Fund, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg

Rammed earth. Giant screws as piers. City of San Antonio building sustainable housing that’s also affordable

July 2, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 57 Comments

An affordable home to be built using the rammed earth technique is planned for the south lot at San Salvador Avenue and Denver Boulevard on the far East Side of San Antonio.

San Antonio Affordable Housing Inc., a nonprofit branch of the city, plans to build two experimental homes on the far East Side, one using earthen materials for its walls, another whose foundation can be adjusted post-construction.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, East Side, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: 3050 Eisenhauer, Alamo Architects, David Komet, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Ian Benavidez, Jaime Damron, Jim Bailey, Komet Consultants, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, Office of Urban Redevelopment of San Antonio, OURSA, Peter Greenblum, REnewSA, Rinconcito de Esperanza, San Antonio Affordable Housing Inc., Scott Price

City of San Antonio seeks input on FY 2021-2022 budget

June 19, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 2 Comments

San Antonio City Hall stock photo.

Planning for the fiscal year 2021-2022 San Antonio budget is now underway, and the City of San Antonio is providing several opportunities for you to offer feedback.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio Tagged With: City Council, City of San Antonio, Erik Walsh, SASpeakUp

San Antonio-New Braunfels median income rises to $74,100. Here’s why it matters

June 15, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 162 Comments

The area median income, or AMI, for the San Antonio-New Braunfels region has increased from $72,000 to $74,100 for a family of four.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Development, Housing, Know Stuff, San Antonio Housing Trust Tagged With: AMI, area median income, Friedrich Lofts, Habitat for Humanity San Antonio, HUD, Michael E. Stone, Natalie Griffith, San Antonio Housing Trust PFC, San Antonio Housing Trust Public Facility Corp., U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, University of Massachusetts-Boston

Tech Bloc launches county-funded website mapping San Antonio’s Tech District

June 8, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 9 Comments

Skyline downtown San Antonio.

San Antonio’s emerging tech community now has a website, sanantoniotechdistrict.com, built by nonprofit tech advocacy group Tech Bloc, which maps out the places and businesses making up downtown’s Tech District.

Filed Under: Bexar County, Retail, Tech, Tech District Tagged With: Bexar County Innovation Fund, CAST Tech, Centers for Applied Sciences and Technology, David Heard, Fox Tech, Frost Tower, Geekdom, Nelson Wolff, Pinch Boil House, Rand building, sanantoniotechdistrict.com, Tech Bloc, Tech District

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